The Rohingya people have been persecuted for decades by the Myanmar military as an ethnic minority, with a renewed wave of violence in 2017 causing nearly one million people to flee to neighbouring Bangladesh. The United States in 2022 declared the Myanmar military had perpetrated a genocide against the Rohingya during the 2017 atrocities. They […]
MEDIA RELEASE The death of president Ebrahim Raisi must not deny people in Iran their right to justice, truth and reparation for the litany of crimes under international law and human rights violations committed since the 1980s during his time in the echelons of power, said Amnesty International today, following his passing in a helicopter […]
The purpose of this resource is to empower you with the tools and knowledge needed to navigate information, conversations and the complexities of refugee rights campaigning in Australia. Australia played an important role in resettling vulnerable refugees through the Refugee and Humanitarian Program, but we can be doing so much more. Due to the impacts […]
The crises that are taking place in countries such as Ukraine, Afghanistan and Myanmar have resulted in more than 120 million people currently displaced around the world. That means that one in every 73 people on earth has been forced to flee their homes. Despite this harrowing reality, Australia is turning its back. In 2020, […]
As the people of Gaza face relentless bombardment, death, and destruction on an unprecedented scale, Australian organisations including Amnesty International, Oxfam Australia, Save the Children, Plan International Australia, ActionAid, Muslim Aid Australia, APHEDA-UnionAid Abroad, Australian Palestinian Advocacy Network (APAN), the Australian Council for International Development, Australian Council for International Development and Trade Unionists for Palestine […]
Over the past decade, governments and the media worldwide have maintained an alarming anti-refugee narrative, nourished by misconceptions and scare tactics. This narrative often portrays refugees as threats to national security, drains on resources, and even as potential terrorists. Such rhetoric not only promotes discrimination and xenophobia but also makes people forget about the struggle […]
For Tibetans worldwide, 10 March is the most important day on their political calendar. On that day in 1959, thousands of Tibetans took to the streets of capital Lhasa to resist China’s invasion of Tibet. The crackdown on the protest led to the loss of many Tibetan lives and forced the Dalai Lama and over […]
After a decade of inaction, we have an opportunity to ensure our human rights are protected by law in Australia. We know that 73% of Australians support introducing a Human Rights Act to protect our Human rights in law. Together, we can make this a reality.
For over six months, as people have taken to the streets, signed petitions, sent emails, and called politicians, the Australian government has strengthened their policies and positions concerning the outbreak of violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel. They have called for a ceasefire, for the protection of civilians and respect for international law, […]
On 29 December 2023, the government of South Africa brought a case against Israel in the International Court of Justice (ICJ). It accused Israel of acts and failures to act that are genocidal in character and called for immediate provisional measures to protect the people of Gaza.
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